Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-11
DAILY HERALD.
THE SIMPSON CASE.
Uenssauancc OF she Examinatfon
before Justice Austim.

uon eluu ance Of the Examiua alton
before Justice Austin.
The morning of yesterday was occu-
MED in Justice Austin's court in argu.
ment, by the attorneys, as to the admis.
stability of the testimony Of ]. w. Francis.
Il being relative to occurrences III JAN
uary. apd not in September. Justice
Austin decided to admit the testimony,
and Mr.. Francis stated that he had
been offered chauce to buy a gold
brick, by Simpson. in January, under
similar circumstances to those related
by Sherman. He had gone TO the Also
street bridge and had met masked man
named Charlie.
Cross. xamination- did not suggest
q brace and bit. Simpson said we could
test the bcick. Simpson had the brace
and bit under his arm. l went only as
: matter of curiosity. not as specula-
tion, to see how it was that any man
could be beat at such a game. | was
willing to give small amount If the
brick was good. l knew it was not
GOOD brick, and would not have hesi-
tated on moral question. Simpson did
not say he was also going as matter
of curiosity. Did not say he had been
bit before. Mr.. Hawthorne never said
he knew anything about the case before
Simpson was arrested. Don't remember
that Simpson said he wanted TO see the
man. Simpson said that the man
wouldn't show up, that he wouldn't be
known. That was the understanding
between johnson, Simpson and myself.
johnson and had talk alone the next
day after We examined the brick.
Simpson never said that he wouldn't
have anything to do with it without he
saw it in daylight. I know Simpson
said the man would not have it brought
to iewelry store to be examined.
told johnson in the back yard that
would have nothing to do with it. He
told me 1 could have the brick for less
money and l could dispose of it and pay
him the balance. Simpson did not say
that he would have nothing more to dt
with it. The second time saw Simp
son. when he told me he didn't know
anything more about the brick, and thai
he thought it was sold, was acting fol
the Chief of Police. Hawthorne, Simp
sons partner, was not within earshot
No one else was around. Met Simpson
or the street and he said for me not t.
give him any trouble, as he had family
/ wSnted to see how the boys could bs
taken in. I had heard so much of then
being taken in that wanted to see how
it was done. 1went as matter OF curl
osity. nothing more.
In answer to questions by Justics
Austin, Mr.. Francis stated that the maj
arrested as Burns was the man whom h
had met as johnson. He had seen hin
in the prison after he was arrested aLC
recognized him at once.
The next witness, James Knight, testi
fed that he came from the State o
Maine. He had known Simpson abou
six weeks or two months. When he wa
introduced to him they had offered hin
silver brick. He met Mr.. Burster OIL
the street and he offered him the brick
and he wanted him to go to Mr.. Simpson
and get further information. Simpson
stated that the brick was worth abou
$29, 900, and that it was down at tn
river. He asked them if they did no
know the papers were full of robbery
and told them that no doubt the pole
were on the lookout, and if they shoul
60 to the river they would likely b
arrested. Simpson said they wer
acquainted with the man who had th
brick and had gone to school wit
him; that he knew him wei
He had asked where the brick wa
and they said it was buried in the rivel
and he told them that he would not dar
to go near it. Mr.. Burster wanted hir
to meet them the next day and he toll
them be would drive by the Mattel
House with his team. He did not NEE
them as agreed. The conversation il
the Office lasted about fifteen minutes.
mined-Traveled twenty five
years in New England. Never bough
$4,000 in diamonds in Chicago. Never
bought diamond. Never told anybod,
I had bought the diamonds. I'm pat
ent medicine man. Met BHrster severa
times since came here two years ago
Went to Simpsons for further intorma
tion. Might have bought the brick fol
$1,000 if l found everything above boart
and honest. l asked where the bricl
was. They said it was hidden down by
the river. Simpson said he would TAX
$500 in the brick if would invest.
The case was continued until thi
morning at 10 o'clock, when the defenc
will announce whether or not any testi
Smony will be offered.
THE CONSPIRACY CHARGE.
Upon the continuance of the Simpson
case the Court took up the examination
of Andrew Burns and G.. B. Simpson i,
sthe joint charge OF c,nspiripg to Obtain
swoney by false pretenses. John W
Francis was the first witness. His testi
mony as given in the previous case wal
repeated, except that he did not know
Burns by that name, but by the name o.
johnson. Burns was to sell the brick OF
= commission of ten per cent. When
they were in the bushes by the river
Burns helped to bore the brick and tool
part in the general conversation. The
cross-examination developed no new
facts relative to the affair, and at
O'Clock the matter was continued unit
this morning